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Photosynthesis

This category is for questions about the chemical process in which autotrophic organisms use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make glucose, water and oxygen. This process is vital to life and is of great importance in biology.

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What kinds of organism carry out photosynthesis?

autotrophs.plants have cellulose in their cell wall whwreas the cellwall of fungi is made up of chitin.

plants carry photosynthesis.

To be more specific, photoautotrophs. This includes every plant you can find. Also most prokaryotic cells (the most common prokaryotic cell is some sort of bacteria).

What is the free-radical theory of aging?

The most commonly held theory of aging, is based on the fact that ongoing chemical reactions of the cells produce free radicals.

Oxygen is essential for life, but it's also inherently dangerous, because it results in free radicals. The same process that causes a cut apple to turn brown or iron to rust is the cause of all chronic degenerative diseases and even the aging process itself, including wrinkles, sagging skin, and age spots. This aging of the skin is an outward manifestation of oxidative damage or oxidative stress, which is occurring within every cell in your body.

Does a plant have more than one chloroplast?

It contains a cell wall, chlorophyll and chloroplast which makes it different from the animal cell. Plants are also autotrophic, so they have the ability to obtain their energy/food from the sun.

During photosynthesis when is carbon dioxide utilized?

Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide with water to make glucose. The carbon atoms are the most important in this exchange, as the oxygen, while used, is a little excessive, and extra is left over once the process is complete.

What Process in Cellular Respiration requires 2 ATP to be invested?

Glycolysis cannot begin without two ATP molecules to start the process. Glycolysis yields 4 ATP molecules. Therefore, since 2 ATP molecules had been used up prior to the creation of the 4 ATP molecules, glycolysis has a net gain of 2 ATP molecules.

What kind of energy does a plant use to make carbon dioxide combine with water?

Plants use light energy from the sun during the process of photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen. This energy is absorbed by the chlorophyll in the plant's cells, allowing them to carry out this chemical reaction.

What organisms can undergo photosynthesis?

All organisms that contains plastids undergo photosynthesis using varieties of lights; in other words, plants.

The most common one of these is the chloroplast made of chlorophyll, which reflects the green light. This plastid is the most abundant one and the other plastids are seemingly hidden until the chloroplasts start dying which is what happens when green leaves turn in autumn.

Which of the following reactions ensures that the Calvin cycle can make a continuous supply of glucose?

The regeneration of RuBP (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate) ensures that the Calvin cycle can make a continuous supply of glucose. This regeneration step allows the cycle to repeatedly fix carbon dioxide and synthesize glucose molecules.

Where does most of the cell's activities take place?

In the protoplasm within the cell membranes of organic and inorganic substances (water and protien) and structures that have specific functions. The most of the cellular activity takes place in the mitochondrion of the cell . mITOCHONDRION is called a power house of the cell this is the place were most of the ATP is produced and oxidation of the food molecules also takes place here. It is a double walled organelle .

What important process takes place inside a cell?

One important process that takes place inside a cell is protein synthesis, where the cell uses instructions from DNA to produce specific proteins necessary for its structure and function. This process involves transcription to create messenger RNA (mRNA) from DNA, and translation to convert mRNA into a sequence of amino acids to form a protein.

How does the number of stomata affect photosynthesis and transpiration?

The stomata are surrounded by guard cell which are tasked with the graduated opening and closing of the stomata. So, wide ope much carbon dioxide is diffusing into the cells and the rate of photosynthesis is high, but as the stomata work their way towards the closed position the rate of photosynthesis slows down until it can stop completely with no diffusion of CO2 through the closed stomata.

What Occurs only in the presence of chlorophyll and light?

Photosynthesis occurs only in the presence of chlorophyll and light. This process allows plants to convert light energy into chemical energy in the form of glucose, which is used for growth and development. Chlorophyll, along with other pigments, capture light energy and drive the chemical reactions of photosynthesis.

What are the primary product of light dependent reactions?

I had this in biology a few weeks ago, but it may be wrong. Try googling it first.

C6+H12+06 ----> C02+glucose or something along those lines. All you needed to know was the products, correct? I am SURE that those are correct.

What are the two processes used by producers to obtain energy?

They get their energry from the photons emitted by the sun (sunlight). These photons then go through a series of steps to undergo photosyntheses, which produces a sugar called Glucose,which is then used in all processes that use energy in the plant. Thus, the plant makes its own food (Glucose) from the sun. It also absorbs nutrients necessary for some processes via absorption through the roots.

What plant cell does photosynthesis occur?

Photosynthesis in plants mainly occurs in the chloroplasts of leaf cells. Chloroplasts are the specialized organelles where the process of photosynthesis takes place, converting light energy into chemical energy in the form of glucose.

Why is the root spirare the basis of the term cellular respiration?

The root "spirare" means "to breathe" in Latin. Cellular respiration is the process by which cells in organisms breathe or oxidize glucose to produce ATP, the energy currency of cells. This connection is reflected in the term "respiration."

Is ATP produced in both photosynthesis and respiration?

Yes and No. There are two parts of photosynthesis, the light reactions and Calvin cycle. The light reactions produce ATP and NADPH which the Calvin reactions then use to produce sugars.

So yes in respration 32-38 ATP are produced. And yes ATP is made by the light rxns in photosynthesis but is not a final product like the ATP in respiration

Why is the carbon dioxide and oxygen cycle important?

Carbon dioxide is important in the atmosphere as it is one of the greenhouse gases that has been helping to keep the earth warm for millions of years. Not too much, not too little, but just the right amount.

Unfortunately we are now adding too much carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, causing global warming and climate change.

What is the role of ATP synthase and how does is work?

ATP synthase is a key enzyme in energy transformation of a living cell. The enzyme makes adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from adenosine diiphosphate (ADP) and inorganic phosphate (Pi).

ADP + Pi <=> ATP ATP is a universal "energy currency" of a living cell and is essential for DNA synthesis, muscle contraction, ion and nutrients transport, signal transduction, etc.

The amazing feature of ATP synthase is rotary catalysis: a complex of subunits rotates relative to the rest of the enzyme and the mechanical energy of rotation is driving ATP synthesis reaction.

In turn, the rotation is powered by transport of protons trough the membrane segment of ATP synthase. The driving force for this transport is the electrochemical potential difference of proton across the membrane.

ATP synthase is therefore the smallest mechano-electro-chemical energy transducer that works as a nanoturbine.

A much more detailed description of ATP synthase is available at

www.atpsynthase.info

Which molecules involved in photosynthesis and respiration contain carbon?

In photosynthesis, molecules like glucose, fructose, and starch contain carbon. In respiration, molecules such as glucose, fatty acids, and amino acids also contain carbon.

What does the plant need to absorb the suns energy?

Plants absorb the sun's energy through a process called photosynthesis. This process requires sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to convert into glucose and oxygen. The chlorophyll in plant cells captures the sunlight and uses it to power the chemical reactions that produce food for the plant.

Why boiling affect the rate of photosynthesis?

Photosynthesis requires many enzymes to function. An example of one of these enzymes is rubisco, which is involved in carbon fixation to RuBP. All enzymes have a specific range of variables in which they perform optimally, like pH ranges or in this case temperature. At a boiling point temperature, it is likely photosynthesis will be nonexistent or at minimal levels. This is because at such a high temperature the enzymes can become denatured, and fail to perform.

This of course is not true for all types of photosynthesis, as there are some bacteria that are able to perform photosynthesis at extreme temperatures.

Refer to your graph of productivity and light intensity At what light intensity do you expect there to be?

The graph shows that productivity increases with increasing light intensity, reaching a peak before plateauing. Therefore, at the light intensity where productivity peaks, you would expect the highest productivity level before it starts to level off.